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Licensed Practical Nurse
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 7 days ago
About the Role
The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) serves the Mental Health Service and functions as a member of the nursing and treatment teams in planning and implementing a full range of practical nursing care for veterans.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) provides complex age-specific nursing care for adult and geriatric inpatients or outpatients with physical, mental, behavioral, or psychosocial needs, according to assignment and training.
- →Performance of duties requires exceptional knowledge, experience and skill for concentrated effort and self-motivation to carry out patient care assignments which involve performing non-standard and specialized practical nursing activities for critically ill psychiatric, medical and/or geriatric patients in Community Living Center, inpatient and outpatient areas.
- →Duties of the LPN include, but are not limited to: Demonstrates ability to vary the order and sequence of assigned procedures based on the patient's condition, to use judgment in selecting the most appropriate application of procedures and guidelines, and to accurately report and record significant patient information.
- →Demonstrates ability to observe, identify, and respond to the patient's needs for nursing, medication, and equipment-assisted care, and to recognize deviations from normal.
- →In modifying care plans, the LPN considers physical, emotional, and social factors.
- →Practical knowledge of human behavior, motivations, and reactions to situations.
- →Demonstrated ability to use this knowledge in working effectively with patients, families, and other staff members.
- →Assists with data collection for outpatients and new admissions.
- →Observes, reports and documents signs and symptoms of patient's general condition.
- →Actively contributes to nursing and/or interdisciplinary team conferences, exchanging information about patient needs and condition, and assists in the nursing management of patients with complex problems.
- →Provides input into the development, implementation and evaluation of the Nursing Care Plan and/or the Interdisciplinary Plan of Care.
- →Implements established care plans.
- →Evaluates patient's progress based on observed data.
- →Recommends modification to the care and/or treatment plan as needed.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Personality Fit
Job ID: b39b8689-87a3-4c10-9da8-458aa951f744
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